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Any new good anime out there?
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I've been looking for a new anime series to get into recently. Ive already seen most or all of these series:
Bleach
Fullmetal Alchemist
Trinity Blood(watching through it currently, but it just doesnt seem to...really come together to me.)
Speed Grapher(great, great anime series.)
I usually prefer anime that has an actual, good, coherent plot-most of the ones I like tend to have more adultish themes- And stuff like One Piece I hate.
Any suggestions?
Bleach
Fullmetal Alchemist
Trinity Blood(watching through it currently, but it just doesnt seem to...really come together to me.)
Speed Grapher(great, great anime series.)
I usually prefer anime that has an actual, good, coherent plot-most of the ones I like tend to have more adultish themes- And stuff like One Piece I hate.
Any suggestions?
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Hell I even somewhat enjoyed Seven Samurai 20xx
I also just jumped into Devil May Cry.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AmmvJS05oo <-OP
I'll recommend Gurren Lagann, Gundam 00, and Death Note.
EDIT: Also the anime thread in D&D is always a good resource.
Ghost in the Shell: Solid State Society is a film that takes place after 2nd Gig.
The other Ghost in the Shell films are the adaptation of the manga, and then Innocence, which takes place after the adaptation, though it uses a story from the original manga as inspiration for part of the plot.
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Cowboy Bebop
Samurai Champloo
Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex 1 & 2
Paranoia Agent
Trigun
Naruto.
Since you would be starting from the begining, it would be easy to skip worthless episodes, and watch the fights. The series starts going downhill after the last main arc (Which I won't name for spoilers sake), but it's worth watching.
don't even fucking look at a minute of it or give up on naruto forever
It get's pretty good as the series goes on, and I wouldn't go as far as you did.
Though again, it's probably all about preferences.
History's Strongest Disciple Kenichi is funny and on par if not better than Ranma 1/2.
Evangelion is a must watch.
Full Metal Panic is also a great series. They're just taking their sweet time with getting the manga to NA and getting the next series animated.
Bleach is decent.
Yu Yu Hakushow is good.
Outlaw Star is worth watching once.
Berserk is getting old but it's still great, just not for the squmish.
Bastard is just awesome.
Excel Saga is funny as hell but it also has a lot of inside anime jokes.
This Ugly yet Beautiful World is good.
Shakugan no Shana
Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge aka The Wallflower
If you want new anime that is still under the radar in the US then give http://www.animesuki.com/ a try.
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Escaflowne
Evangelion
Serial Experiments Lain
I'd recommend Netflix if you just want to try new things. Anime can get expensive.
Or that, in this thread about people who aren't hardcore enough into anime to constantly grab fan subs, hardly any of us have seen a show that doesn't start coming out in the US until tomorrow.
As for the dude who said Claymore won't air on Adult Swim: Funimation just licensed it, so it is a possibility (if not for another year or so).
As for the OP, RahXephon is a great series that can be found for cheap now. Just avoid the movie, as it's a retelling of the series that changes the plot and completely spoils all the twists and turns that made the series great by telling them to you in the very beginning of the film.
Other gooduns (Sorry if any repeats):
Samurai Champloo
FLCL
Samurai X ( Or Ruroni Kenshin?)
Witchblade
Desert Punk
and more that are probably too sappy since you seem to like more actiony shows.
DARKER THAN BLACK.
Is this 12 Castles or 12 Kingdoms?
yeah it's a bit hard to watch since it's only been released in Japan so far, but good god man it's worth it.
also, black lagoon's not bad, but it is on the super violent side.
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yeah, i gotta second this. everybody else is gonna throw the same stuff at you, cowboy bebop, lain, eva, blah blah blah whatever
those are classics and great and all but really, baccano! is a totally new and fun show with a complex, pulp-fiction esque plot (it's told out of order; the episodes progress (mostly) sequentially, but there are three interlocking storylines to figure out, so you might have to rewatch some episodes to fully understand what's going on) and probably the best cast of characters i've ever seen in any anime.
i don't know that i can give you a summary or anything, but let's just say the show involves a train robbery, immortal mobsters, and 1930's new york city. it also has the upside of having american characters that aren't ridiculous stereotypes, if that appeals to you at all.
Watch this, and other animes mentioned. Then watch Martian Successor Nadesico, and laugh at how it points out the absurdity of 99% of anime. Good times.
Also, lack of Slayers, Lodoss War (original series), and Patlabor makes me cry a bit inside.
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damn
12 Kingdoms!
It's an honest mistake. But yes the anime is good, the books are even better. The first book finally made it's way to North America a year ago and the 2nd book is coming out in March.
That being said, the series I recommend are:
Cowboy Bebop
Wolf's Rain (not as good, and kind of sad)
Cowboy Bebop especially is an unbelievable experience. It is a piece of art to me and in my humble opinion, it is the greatest anime series. The combination of style and action and great animation and soundtrack and dialogue is just so fantastic. Nobody has ever made anything so cool. I can barely put it into words lol - it's a must see (there's 1 movie as well). Who would have ever thought to make a jazz soundtrack for an entire anime series? Someone awesome, that's who. It works.
He asked for new so I didn't mention Slayers (However it's also impossible to find the series now instead of just the OVAs. I miss Goury dammit! And Lisa Ortiz.)
I took it to mean "something new to me." Either way, it's worth watching. Also, Slayers and Slayers Next were recently re-released, and the Slayers Try re-release set comes out next month.
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Consider, Death Note and Elfen Lied.
The series are all back in print now. Funimation bought them when CPM waited too long to renew their license, and they've remastered all the episodes (but kept the original dub) and released each season for $30 a piece.
Most retailers aren't ordering any of the series since it's older, but you can still grab them on amazon or right stuff.
YES!
The first season is a bit more "kiddy", but has some cool moments. The second and specially third season are just filled with awesome though.
Witch Hunter Robin
Noir
Blood+
The Third
Black Cat
Fate Stay Night (I think this is right)
Love Hina (more for the GF than me, but it was still good.)
Infinite Ryvius
Planetes
Black Lagoon
These run the gamut from drama to ultraviolent to silly, to mystery/thriller.
Also, pretty much every Studio Ghibli movie, if you've missed any.
Tried to pick stuff I haven't seen mentioned yet, I'll try to flesh this list out a bit when I get home. Enjoy!
I dunno why I like FLCL but somehow it made sense even with all the chaos.
The harder the rain, honey, the sweeter the sun.